Aruba Natural Bridge

Aruba Natural Bridge
Aruba Natural Bridge in 1973
Aruba Natural Bridge in 1973
Aruba Natural Bridge is located in Aruba
Aruba Natural Bridge
Location within Aruba
Coordinates: 12°32′28″N 69°57′30″W / 12.54111°N 69.95833°W / 12.54111; -69.95833
LocationArikok National Park, Aruba

The Aruba Natural Bridge was a tourist attraction in Aruba that was formed naturally out of coral limestone. It collapsed on 2 September 2005. The natural arch, measuring approximately 25 feet (7.6 m) high and 100 feet (30 m) long, was the remnant of an ancient cave.

Aruban tourism minister Edison Briesen said that at the time the bridge was featured in nearly all promotional tourist fliers and that tourists visited it more than any other attraction at the time of collapse. Several years prior to the collapse, the bridge suffered a crack on one of its ends, according to one local.

Aruba Natural Bridge ruins in 2013

References

  1. ↑ "Natural Bridges". Aruba.com. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  2. ↑ Sullivan, Lynne M. (2006). Adventure Guide to Aruba, Bonaire & Curaçao. Hunter Publishing, Inc. p. 80. ISBN 9781588435729. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  3. ↑ Press, The Associated Press | The Associated (2 September 2005). "Aruban natural wonder collapses". The Denver Post. Retrieved 4 October 2026.

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